Why are asylum seekers still living in limbo in Indonesia? What is Australia’s role in this matter? Why were the films ‘Respite’ and ‘Performing Out of Limbo’ made? What is the long-term outlook for the asylum seekers? Max Walden explains.
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Max Walden at the screening of ‘Respite’ and ‘Performing out of limbo’ at the Immigration Museum in Melbourne – 10th Nov 2010. Source: Photo courtesy - SCW.
Max Walden, a journalist and PhD candidateat the University of Melbourne talks about the recent screening of two short documentaries called ‘Respite’ and ‘Performing Out of Limbo’ that tell stories about the experiences of asylum seekers living in Indonesia without basic rights and little short or long term hope of resettlement.
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